Long Day Food Requirements

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Your child’s daily food requirements are provided by Kids Gourmet Food. Kids Gourmet Food was established in Sydney in 2002 and is a premier catering company exclusively devoted to childcare catering. All food is prepared daily by qualified chefs, adhering to the strict requirements of the “Nutrition Checklist for the Long Day Care Menu Planning” that must be met under DoCS childcare regulations. All menus and food preparation is supervised by the Head Chef who has over 20 years experience in food handling and preparation. The daily menus consist of fresh quality produce and are both healthy and delicious. Menus offer fun, creative and nutritious meals catering for babies through to children 5 years old. In addition we can provide…show more content…
KGF undergoes rigorous Food Safety Assessment every 3 months by an independent food safety consultant, Stephen Davidson of Food Safety Management Solutions. The Food Pyramid shown is a simple tool to demonstrate the consideration that is given to menu preparation in conjunction with the “Nutrition Checklist for the Long Day Care Menu Planning”. All children must eat a certain amount of carbohydrate (pasta, bread etc), lean protein, fresh vegetables, fruit and dairy per day. Our morning and afternoon tea items are made with a high percentage of wholemeal flour and grains and are heavily fruit based. There is a very minimal amount, if any, of sugar or salt added to our menu items. The ‘Nutrition Checklist for Long Day Care Menu Planning’ recommends the minimum required to meet the nutritional needs of children in care when one main meal and two snacks are provided. KGF use this checklist to plan each two week cycle of our menu. Main Meals Beef/Lamb - to be on the menu at least 4 times per fortnight. Chicken/Fish/Veal – to be on the menu at least 3 times per

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